After her father (Ryan Phillippe) presents her with a mysterious music box, Clare Shannon (Joey King) is surprised to find her every wish coming true. Her joy slowly morphs into terror as she begins to realize the bloody price of each new wish.

Wish Upon is a paint by the numbers chiller that contains the requisite foundational elements to make for a watchable mystery/horror story. The narrative ticks the boxes as it begins with a brief and rather bizarre introduction which is explained later, sort of. A bit more background is brought to light later as the history behind the mysterious music box, as well as its price becomes evident. From there things quickly unravel, with a series of mysterious deaths that coincide with each fulfilled wish made by Clare. Once she comes to truly understand the magnitude of what she has become involved in she struggles with the consequences of giving it up. Of course, there comes a point at which she must and does make a decision to act. The question is, is it too late?

There is little about Wish Upon that feels fresh, it really never musters enough creepiness to put even a mild chill in the air. There are unanswered questions that deflate any chance at making the plot remotely interesting to a discerning genre fan. I do like Joey King and thought she was very decent here. The supporting cast, with the exception of Ryan Phillippe and Jerry O’Connell (his cameo is actually laughable), aren’t bad, but add very little. At the end of the day I found Wish Upon to be an effectual and campy horror movie that didn’t leave an impression.

Both the theatrical, and 1 minute longer, unrated version are included.

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The rating is for violent and disturbing images, thematic elements and language.

**My audio/video ratings are based upon a comparative made against other high definition media/blu-ray disc.**

Audio: 86

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Video: 90

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Wish Upon comes to Blu-ray Disc from Broadgreen Pictures featuring 1080p AVC encoded video that has an average bitrate of 25 Mbps and lossless DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound that has an average bitrate of 3.2 Mbps.

This film’s visual style doesn’t lend itself to eye catching color or infinite levels of dimension but this is a creative decision that doesn’t reflect negatively on its presentation. Resolution is excellent with clearly rendered images that exhibit refined levels of detail during close ups and discernible depth of field in wide angle shots. The chromatic range is purposefully limited to muted primary colors and softer secondary hues. That coupled with the drab lighting schemes and dark cinematography makes for a visually pallid but thematically affecting look. Skin tones among the cast vary and range from Rosy to pale while appearing textural and predominantly lifelike. Blacks are respectable and shadow detail is excellent. I didn’t see any signs of video related artifacts in this whistle clean high definition presentation that looks great.

The lossless DTS-HD MA soundtrack offers detail rich clarity while making use of the entire surround platform to support the film’s thematic elements. Dialog is firmly planted in the center channel and clearly renders voices and effects with appropriate distinction and balance within the front soundstage. The detection of subtle background sounds, off camera cues and spatial dimension within the room’s acoustic environment is notable. Dynamic range is solid which enriches the authority of low frequency effects contained in the mix. There isn’t perpetual use of the surround channels and subwoofer however when applied the effects are complimentary.

Bonus Features:

- I Wish: The Cast Share What They Would Wish For

- Attic Tour with Joey King

- Directing Darkness: John Leonetti and Cast Talk About Developing a Horror Film

Wish Upon is a poorly conceived, and executed genre entry that will more than likely fail to engage even the most skittish viewers. It comes to Blu-ray from Broadgreen Pictures featuring solid high definition video, decent lossless sound and a middling supplemental package. Wish Upon is a swing, and miss that is best left for viewing on cable TV when you're looking for something to nod off to.

Didn't even know this title was already out until I saw blu-ray.com 's review. Really like this movie no matter how many times I've seen it. Does anyone have the Blu-ray? What are your impressions? Screengrabs in the review certainly look good. .avs-threads-first-post-500x50 { width: 500px; heigh...

I was looking at this thread about custom covers for blu rays and i came upon a black blu ray case with a custom cover of night of the museum. I wish i could get my hand on those black cases that would be awesome.